FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

Providing the Best Outcome for Residential Treatment
By Jennifer Gill, MSW, LSW

We take family involvement seriously at Midwest Center for Youth and Families. As parents and caregivers you are responsible for your children’s physical safety and emotional well-being. While in our care, we are also responsible for your child’s physical safety and emotional well-being. There is no one right way to raise a child, but parents and caregivers would agree on similar expectations for your child. It is easy for parents to recognize when a child has a high fever; however, a child’s mental health problem may be more difficult to identify. Our aim at Midwest Center is to work together with families and schools to return the child back to the community.

We have a reputation for successfully treating severely troubled children overcome behavioral, emotional, mental or psychological issues that have caused problems in family, school and community interactions. Our families have the opportunity to learn the coping skills needed to parent a child with special needs.

Deciding to enroll your child in a residential treatment program can be unsettling. As a parent or caregiver, emotions can range from guilt, relief, hope and sorrow. Although these are normal feelings, how you handle these emotions can greatly increase how much your child will benefit from treatment at Midwest Center for Youth and Families.

We want you to know that we understand the difficulty to place a child in residential care. We also want you to know that we are ranked higher than the Indiana state average for parent satisfaction, average length of stay, child satisfaction and placing agency satisfaction. (hyperlink outcome data) We’re confident in our abilities to work with your child and family to resolve difficult issues.

Please see our Parent Handbook. For a list of items to leave at home, please see our Contraband list.